Adjustable support for headrests



June 16, 1931. c. w. FISCHER 1,810,651

AbJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR HEADRESTS f Filed July 27. 1929 Patented June 16, 1931 CHARLES W. FISCHER, yOI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Ass'ICNOR To THEO., A KOCHS COMPANY, j or CHICAGO, ILLINOIsA CORPORATION or ILLINOIS ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR HEADREsTs l Application med 'July 27,

This invention relates to adjustable sup- 'ports for head rests, and its principal object is theprovision of simplemeans for supporting the head rest of a barbers ychair concealed from view when not in use. It is -wellfknown thatthehead rest of abarbers cha-iris frequentlyfdetached from the chair and ordinarily is placed on vthe floor'or elsewhere, giving an .untidy appearanceto the surroundings. In accordance with the present invention, the head 'rest' support when detached from thechair, is temporarily supported-below the .seat of the .chair where it is hidden from view, f Y

Another object Of thel invention is to provide an adjustable support forl headfrests which may be easily attached to a member of a barbers chair withoutmaking anychanges whatsoever in the' `construction thereof. l Anotherobject is to 'provide a support for the head rest which may be secured in place on the underside ofthe chair rest without. interfering with any of the ychair operating mechanism. Y

' Withthese and other .Objects and advantages in view, thisinvention consists inthe several novel features hereinafter fully `set forth-and claimed Y v vThe invention is'cl'early illustrated inthe .drawings-accompanying this specification in which- 'Figure lis a side elevation of the seat portion of abarbers chai-rv equipped with an adjustable headV rest support: embodying a simple form of the present invention; y

Fig. 2is a view, partly in plan and partly in horizontal section, of the parts seen in Fig. 1, the line of section being indicated at 2;-2 inFig.1; f 'l Fig. 3 is a detail vertical cross section taken onthe line BLS of Fig. `1;and

Fig. Z lis a detail vertical cross section taken ont-he lineAf-aof Figp2. 'l 4 'Referring to said-drawings, which.' shows thev invention appliedto a barbersfchair of ordinary and well known econstructiomthe reference character 5 designates'the seat por- ,tion of the chair which is usually provided with al metal flanged frame 6 from which rise the arms'7 andthe chairback 8. `The seat 1929. vsemi No. 381,422.

portion is supported by a cylindrical member l y and n-uts114,`15. The fiangea of the frame 6 projects Adown from the margin of ythe frame and covers theconnection between the cylindrical member 9 and the seat. `As is customary, the'chair'isfprovided witha head rest -16 of conventional form, which has the usual slide 17 that is adjustably lsupported in the chairvback 8.v The parts thus far described are of standard construction andrequire no furtherdescriptionas far as this specification is concerned. y The head rest support which forms the subject matter of this specification, and whichvv is employed'to holdthe head restwhen not in use, will now be described. Bolted to the kunder side of the flange'lzlby'one of the bolts and nuts 1.4, 1'5-is afbraclet 18, here shown-Aas formed of'a piece-of flat bar metal', having a horizontal arm`118a formed with an aperture 18b'for receiving the 'bolt 14. The horizontal arm has a downwardly extending upright portion 1.8'3 bent at its lower endito form a horizontal armlSdfspaced below the horizontal arm 18a far enough to extend below the shaft l1 of the raising and lowering mechanism. In Fig. 2'it will be seen thatk the bracket 18keXtendsfrom the bolt'314 inan oblique direction, whereby the terminal end lof the horizontal portion 18d maybe located adj acentthe shaft .-11 between the Cylindrical Amember 12` and the iange 6a of the frame 6.

Swiveledon the rarm 18dfo`f/the bracket 18 is' a' headrrest -supporting member 19 which receives the-'slide- 17 lofthe head rest. The head rest supporting member is preferably composed of a 'channelshaped member 20 of light'gauge isheetmetal reinforced by abar 21'? secured thereto by screws and'nuts 22,23.

The upper wall of the member 20 may be bent upwardly slightly at its receiving end to facilitate the insertion of the head rest slide. rThe channel member is formed with inturned flanges 20a.

The swivel connection between the head rest supporting member 19 and the bracket 18 may comprise a screw 24 which extends through the reinforcing bar 21 and through the horizontal arm 18@l of the bracket 18, a wing nut 25 threaded upon the screw 24 and washers 26 and 27 interposed between the wing nut and arm 18d. The washer 27 is preferably in the form of a split spring washer. If desired, thin metal disks 28 may be interposed between the arm 18d and the washer 26 and reinforcement bar 21.

Vhen the device is in use supporting a head rest, it occupies an oblique position, as is illustrated in full lines in Fig. 2, wherein the head rest is concealed below the frame 6 of the chair seat. Desiring to use the head rest, the attendant swings the head rest 16 and therewith the supporting member 19 of the device into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and withdraws the head rest slide 17 from the supporting member 19. In this position, the supporting member remains until it is again used to support the head rest. l

When the head rest is not used in'connection with the work being performed by the attendant, it is detached from the chair back, the slide 17 inserted into the channel member 20 of the supporting member 19, and swung back into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2,r where it is concealed from view. It is to be observed that the device above described forms a convenient support for holding the head rest when detached from the chair, and that no effort is required to place the head rest on the support and move it underneath the chair seat, or to remove it from the support,'and that when supported underneath the chair seat, the head rest is not only concealed from view, but is kept off the floor, and, consequently, is stored under more sanitary conditions.

I claim:

1. In anadjustable support for head rests, the combination with a. bracket, and means for supporting the same on the under side of a chair seat, said bracket having a downwardly projecting portion terminating in a horizontally projecting arm, of a channel shape-d supporting member adapted to receive a head rest slide, and a swivel connec-- tion between said horizontal arm of the bracket and said supporting member.

2. In an adjustable support for head rests, the' combination with a bracket having one arm adapted tobe secured to a supporting member of a chair lunderneath the seat portion thereof, said bracket having also a horizontally extending arm spaced below the first mentioned arm, of a horizontally movable channel shaped supporting member adapted to receive a head rest slide, and a swivel connection between said second mentioned arm of the bracket and the supporting member.k

3. In an adjustable support for head rests of barbers chairs having a seat portion and a shaft for seat raising and lowering mechanism, the combination with a bracket, and means for securing the same to the under side of the seat portion of the chair, of a channel shaped horizontally extending supporting member adapted for the reception of a head rest slide, and a swivel connection between said bracket and said supporting member, said supporting member being arranged to underlie said shaft and movable to a position under the seat portion in which the head rest is concealed from view.

4. In an adjustable support for head rests of barbers chairs having a seat portion and a flanged supporting member bolted thereto, the combination-with a bracket having an arm bolted to the flange of' the supporting member andhaving another arm disposed below the rst mentioned arm, of a horizontally extendingchannel shaped supporting member adapted to receive a head rest slide, and a swivel connection between the second mentioned arm of the bracket and the supporting member, said supporting member and therewith the head rest being capable of movement underneath the chair seat whereby the head rest is concealed from view.

5. In an adjustable support for head rests of bai-bers chairs having a flanged support, a chair seat bolted to the flange of the support and a horizontal shaft for raising and lowering mechanism, said shaft being disposed below the seat andl flange, the combination with a bracket bolted to the flange of said support and having a horizontally extending arm located below said shaft, of a horizontally yextending channel shaped member adapted for the reception of a head rest slide, and a swivel connection between said arm of the bracket and the supporting member, said supporting member being located below said shaft and movable from a receiving position for the head rest to one in which the head rest is located wholly below the seat andy concealed from view.

6. In an adjustable support for head rests, the combination with a bracket having oppositely disposed upper and lower arms, one of which is arranged to be attached to the under side of a chair seat, and a horizontally extending channel shaped supporting member. adap'ed for the reception of a head rest slide-swiveled to the lower arm of said bracket on a vertical axiswhereby it may be swung 1n a horizontal plane underneath the chair seat. Y

, 7. In combination with a barber chair seat f and its pedestal, of a head rest support pivotally mounted to one side of said pedestal and in spaced relation withrrthe underside of the chair seat, said head rest vsupport'having'a receiving end adapted to normally oc cupy a position adjacent one edge of the chair seat yand swingable about the pivot to a position adjacent the pedestal, whereby a head rest may be placed in said support from one side of thechair seat and swung to concealed position beneath the seat.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto setmy .hand this 23rd day of July, 1929.

CHARLES W. FISCHER. 

